The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-12
FACT AND FANCY.

ner, the man who can sing and won't, or the
man who can't and wills
New York Mail: $50 you think you could
love Evangelinel' Love herl could love her
even if she were my wife.
new wrinkle in cards is one with fac-simile
Of the owners signature and a small tn-type
picture of himself in the corner.
Miss Mary L. Booth is now in Paris She
will soon go to Switzerland and Italy for two
months, and then return to Paris for second
and longer visit.
Il is said By London news agent that the
sales of the five American magazines ressued in
England exceed the sales of the twenty-five
choice magazines in that kingdom.
DR. W. Stump Farwood, of Hartford county,
Maryland, the bographer of Junius Brutus
Booth, says that he never passed church of
any denomination without raising his hat.
Mai. Ben: Periey Poore left all his estate to
his widow, with the understanding that his val
liable collection of relics should go eventually to
the Massachusetts Historical Society. He died
comparatively poor.
Boston Transcript: William A. Eddy was
married the other day. Mr.. Eddy. it should be
said, is the tornado reporter for the United
States Signal Service. and is merely extending
the sphere of his observations
Shoe and Leather Reporter: A female writer
declares that she will remove the mystery that
surrounds the girls" This reminds one of the
lady who was advised to read Buffers poem of
Nothing to Wear" in costume.
Miss Anna Dickinson has left West Pittston,
Pa, hoping for improved health with a change
residence dOD6SQale.
for the with her sister, Miss Susan Dick
insou the ellknown journalist
They sending roll butter from Michigan
to New York, and, despite the interstate-com-
MERGE law and the o1eomargarine- makers are
selling it at % cents pound, while the short
haul" butter from Philadelphia brings So to 45
cents.
Count Herbert Bismarck saws he thinks his
father would quickly settle the Irish question"
if he were Premier of England. what you
want in Ireland" he recently remarked. sis CON
tnuity of government Now, one does-the next
undoes."
The new United States Treasurer, Mr. Hyatt
rubber stamp in afhxng his signature to
checks for interest government bonds and
other important papers, which old bankers ara
said to pronounce unwse If not a dangerous
practice.
Nine. Antoinette Sterling takes great pride in
her ancestry The first of her family in Amer
lea was Governor William Bradford. and anoth-
er of her kin Prebendary John Bradford, of
St Pauls. London, who was burned at the
stake in 1906.
It is said that John D. Rockefeller, of the
Standard Oil Company. knows every verse in
the Bible by heart. and he delights In theoloei
cal discussion with his friends. His homo life
is quiet and sedate and he is seldom seen at the
opera or in fashionable circles.
The wife of Henry George is a plump ana
pretty little woman, accustomed to taking her
husbands vagaries as matter of course. She
is described a matter-of-fact little body, low
ing her four children devotedly and being anx-
ious to have them well off, if possible.
Cardinal Newman, at the recent celebration
of the feast of St. Philip Neri. at the Blrming-
ham Oratory, appeared to be more feeble than
ever. He had to be supported down the steps
by two priests. and when he pronounced the
benediction his voice was not audible half way
down the church.
. Colonel Lannon'S two little children. the cid
est of whom is not much over five years old. go
daily to the White House to telegraph letters
to their parents on Lake Saranac. The operator
let's them think they are doing the telegraphiug
themselves by letting them sit in front of him
while he works the instrument.
Lady Seton has, and takes great pride in show
ing to all her visitors at Durham House. prob
ably the earliest autograph letter of Queen Vic
toria in existence 1t is in childish print char
acters, and runs thus How do you do. my
dear Sir Henrya Your little friend. Victoria"
1t was addressed to Sir Henry Seton.
Gospel Age: Sometimes man gives most
expressive definition of thing without perceiv-
ing himself the full significance of his words It
was SO with poor old colored man who came to
Wayland Seminary, saying that no one had been
to his part of the country to widen out the col
ored people," and SO he had come to the semin-
airy for help.
The death at the age of eighty eight years is
announced of the Ven. Frederick Twistleton-
Wykeham -FIennes, Lord Save ard Sele. He
was the thirteenth baron OF that name, and the
twentieth in descent from Godfrey. Lord Sage,
who one of the twenty-fi barons appoint
ed to enforce the provisions of Magma Charta
The first baron of the Fiennes family was be-
headed by Jack Cade in 1451.
young man went by mistake to the Office of
the city collector of Chicago, the other day. for
a marriage license. 1t happened that dog licenses
were being taken out at the same time and as
the young took his place in the crowd, and
asked in turn for a license. he got aftor
giving proper description and paying the fee.
1t wasn't until he got outside that he discovered
he had something he didn't want
Nine. Charlotte Woltner, the famous tragic
actress, on her recent twenty fifth anniversary,
presented to the Austrian Empress by her
rghtfnl title as the Countess O'Suivan. But
he FINN Yr1S n ta1 her 70 he pk
Woltner. Il proud of you," she said, "as the
WoltEer. That is the name by which ike to
present you. [ have many countesses at
my court that your other title conveys no dis
tinction."
In recent lecture before the ROYAL Institution
in England DR.. Klein asserted that scarlet fever
generally, If not always. IS due to milk used in
diet The terrible disease is, he said caused by
the presence and growth of a microscopical
organism which fourishes in cows and which ap-
pears in their milk. II before using it the milk
of an infected COW be heated to 1852 the germ of
the disease is killed, but if the milk be drunk
fresh from the COW scarlet fever is to fol-
low. The presence of the germs in COWS can be
detected
young man named Hamley, of Fayette
county, Georgia, eloped, on Friday, with a
daughter of farmer Stames -Four brothers of
Hamley had previously married four daughters
of Stances, although the latter objected. When
he heard Of his last single daughters elopement,
he was very angry, but recovering, said: IF
they want the whole family it's all right. I'll
marry toe old woman myself" He accordingly
rode to the house of Mrs. Hamley, whose hus-
band died recently, proposed. was accepted, and
the nuptial knot was soon tied.
Apropos of Croker of Balinagarde.' the
sheriff who conducted the avictions at Bodyke.
correspondent writes to There is a story
told of one of those Crokers of the same place.
how, when he was dying, he had himself brought
to window that he might look out his
lands for the last time--the lands which his fore
fathers dishonesty got Sweet BalInagarde,
how can leave youP said he in much anguish.
oh, you going to better place. was the
soothing expression of one of the auditors. I
doubt YOU was the touching rejoinder of the
dying man."
They tried to choose iury-twe1ve honest men to
find,
Distinguished for their absolute vacuity of mind.
One candidate challenged because he brought to
view
Some little trace of intellect-and that would
do
The next dropped directly as quick as you could
wink.
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